Mop wringer



April 8 1924.

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HENRY L. IBEAULIEU,

OF FORT KENT, MAINE.

DIIOP WRINGER.

Application filed June 6,

1 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY L. BEAULIEU, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Fort Kent, in the county of Aroostook and State of Maine, have invented a new and Improved Mop vVringer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention has relation to wringers and has particular reference to a mop wringer for use in connection with a bucket or pail.

The outstanding object of the present invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive means for facilitating the wringing of a mop and the draining of the water therefrom into a suitable receptacle with which the device is associated.

lVith the above recited and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction set forth in the following specification, particularly pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that the right is reserved to embodiments other than actually illustrated herein to the full extent indicated by the general meaning of the terms in which the claims are expressed.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a side view of a mop wringer constructed in accordance with the invention and illustrating its use in connection with a pail or bucket.

Fig. 2 is a face view of the same removed.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the wringer element removed illustrating respectively in full and dotted lines the adjusted positions of the handle.

Referring to the drawings by characters 40 of reference, 10 designates a vertically inclined sheet of material which is preferably formed with side flanges 11 each provided adjacent its upper and lower ends with aligned apertured bearing ears 12 which receive the opposite ends of rods 13, the ends of which, after passage through the ears 12, are riveted or upset as at 1 1- to fixedly secure the rods 13 thereto. The sheet of material 10 with the side flanges 11 provide an inclined trough which is adaptedfor insertion within a suitable receptacle such as a pail or bucket A. To the rear side of the trough 10 an offset leg 15 is riveted or otherwise secured as at 16, said leg being adapted for disposal on the outside of the receptacle and 1923. Serial N0. 643,736.

formed at its lower end with an outturned foot 17 which rests upon the floor or other support and with which one foot of the operator is engaged to hold the device in a stationary position within the bucket and at the same time hold the bucket against upsetting by forcing the lower end 18 of the trough into engagement with the bottom B of the receptacle. A suitable wringer member is mounted for longitudinal sliding movement on the trough and said wringer member consists of a substantially U-shaped frame 19 which is provided with a horizontal cross piece 20 having depending side arms 21 formed at their juncture with upstanding bearing ears 22 to which wheel frames 23 are journaled by transverse pivots 24. The grooved wheels 25 are mounted on transverse shafts 26 and the peripheral grooves therein engages with the rods 13 which constitute a track for supporting the same. An upwardly and angularly disposed central arm 27 is swiveled as at 28 to the cross piece 20 with its upper bifurcated free end 29 having mounted therein a handle 30. A roller 31 is journaled in the lower ends of the side arms 21 and is movable toward and away from the inner face of the trough by manipulation of the handle 30. A yoke 32 is secured by the rivets 24 to the wringer element and is formed with an offset bight portion 33 with which the opposite foot of the operator is engageable for moving the wringer element downwardly.

In use and operation of the device, the mop head is disposed within the trough with the wringer element arranged adjacent the upper end thereof. By manipulating the handle 30 and the roller 31 is swung to a position against the mop head and by pressing downwardly on the offset bight 33 of the yoke 32 the roller is moved over the mop head to press the water therefrom and cause the same to travel downwardly through the inclined trough into the receptacle A. After initially swinging the roller 31 into engagement with the mop head, the operator may obtain a fresh purchase for exerting additional force on the roller by turning the handle arm 27 on its swivel28 fro-m the full line position as illustrated in Fig. 3 to the dotted line position. After the wringing operation is accomplished the roller is swung away from the mop head to permit of its withdrawal from the trough. n)

I claim:

1. A mop wringer comprising an inclined trough member adapted for insertion in a receptacle and upon which a mop head is adapted to be arranged, a wringing roller associated with the trough for movement with respect thereto over the mop head arranged therein to force the water therefrom, foot operated means connect-ed with said wringing roller for moving the same longitudinally of the trough, and a manipulating handle for swinging and maintaining the roller against the mop head.

2. A mop wringer comprising an inclined trough member adapted for insertion in a receptacle and upon which a mop head is adapted to be arranged, a wringing roller associated with the trough for movement' with respect thereto over the mop head arranged therein to force the water therefrom foot operated means connected with said wringing roller for moving the same longitudinally of the trough, and an angularly disposed manipulating handle for swinging and maintaining the roller against the mop head, said handle having swiveled connection with the roller, as and for the purpose specified.

3. A mop wringer comprising a vertically inclined trough adapted to have its lower end inserted in a receptacle and for receiv ing thereon a mop head, a member secured thereto and disposed externally of the re ceptacle, a foot rest at the lower end of the member for engagement with the fioor whereby the foot of the operator disposed thereon will impinge and hold the trough and receptacle against relative movement, a wringer element mounted for longitudinal movement on the trough and manually engageable with the mop head arranged thereon, and. foot operated means connected with the wringer element for moving the same longitudinally on the trough.

4. A mop wringer comprising an inclined trough insertable within a receptacle, guide means on the trough, a wringing roller, supporting elements for the wringing roller coacting with the guide means for associating said roller with the trough for longitudinal and swinging movements with respect thereto, foot operated means connected with the wringer roller for moving the same longitudinally, and a handle connected therewith for swinging the same toward and away from the trough.

5. A mop wringer comprising an inclined trough insertable within a receptacle, guide means on the trough, a wringing roller, supporting elements for the wringing roller coacting with the guide means for associating said roller with the trough for longitudinal and swinging movements with respect thereto, foot operated means connected with the wringer roller for moving the same longitudinally, and a handle connected therewith for swinging the same toward and away from the trouglnsaid handle being disposed at an angle and having swiveled connection with the roller, as and for the purpose specitied.

HENRY L. BEAULIEU. 

